Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is a form of psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is a general term referring to any form of therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client or patient; family, couple or group...

 that by using modifications directly at the most basic sensorimotor level (rather than modifications at the conscious goal-oriented behavioral level) as a primary entry point in processing trauma, aims to resolve the limitations of behavior, thinking and feeling caused by trauma.

It was developed by Pat Ogden, Ph.D. and Kekuni Minton, PhD.

Graduate credit for doctoral degree in Somatic Psychology

Somatic Psychology

Somatic psychology is an interdisciplinary field involving the study of the body, somatic experience, and the embodied self, including therapeutic and holistic approaches to body. The word somatic comes from the ancient Greek somat . The word psychology comes from the ancient Greek psyche and logia...

 or Clinical Psychology

Clinical psychology

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 can be obtained at Santa Barbara Graduate Institute

Santa Barbara Graduate Institute

The Santa Barbara Graduate Institute was founded in 2000. It holds the distinction of being a pioneer in graduate degrees devoted to the fields of prenatal and perinatal psychology and somatic psychology.-Degree Programs:...

 as part of their Professional Specialty Program by attending Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Trainings.

Unresolved responses evoked in trauma involving both arousal and defensive responses are shown to contribute to many PTSD symptoms and to be critical elements in the use of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.